Việt Nam News

A workshop seeking ways to promote green tourism took place in the central province of Quảng Nam on August 15.

Leveraging its unique advantages and competitive capacity, HCM City has chosen eight key cultural industries for development between now and 2030 to become a cultural industry centre in Southeast Asia.

Despite facing historical challenges, the ceramic industry in Bát Tràng has persevered. Generations of artisans remain dedicated to the craft passed down by their ancestors, tirelessly producing intricate ceramics infused with the spirit of Bát Tràng.

The Hà Nội Union of Friendship Organisations and the Embassy of Laos in Việt Nam held a press conference on August 16 to provide details about an upcoming ASEAN friendship cultural festival, which will take place in the capital city from August 29 to September 1.

Vạn Phúc silk village has been named on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and recognised by the Hà Nội People's Committee as a Capital Tourist Destination.

Vietnamese folk tales with mysterious elements are an endless source for filmmakers who love thriller movies.

The Columns Gallery at Gillman Barracks presents a solo exhibition by French-Vietnamese artist Cyril Kongo, bringing some of his works as well as his collaborations with luxury brands like Hermes to Singapore from Seoul, where he has just completed his first solo exhibition.

To honour the peaceful and idyllic beauty of Hội An countryside during the harvest season, Hội An City collaborates with Arabesque Vietnam to organise the dance performance Rơm (Straw).

Offering a fresh take on street photography, the upcoming Kaleidoscopic Vision exhibition will captivate photography enthusiasts with its eclectic artworks in HCM City starting from August 18.

Traditional Chinese medicine is very popular in Cambodia because it can treat a variety of diseases,” said Nhek Soparama, minister counsellor of the Cambodian embassy in China.

A Japanese expat community in the ancient town paid visits to old tombs of former Japanese traders, who had lived and then died in Hội An in the 17th century.

A series of art performances, exhibitions, cultural shows and trade and tourism promotions will be held in the Việt Nam-Korea Culture Exchange Festival at the central city’s Biển Đông (East Sea) Park on August 16-18.

The 8th Việt Nam Festival will be held in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture on September 7 - 8 to help strengthen bonds between the two nations, heard a press conference on August 14.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has issued a decision recognising the traditional craft of making lotus-scented tea in Quảng An Ward, Tây Hồ District of Hà Nội as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Vietnamese pianists Nguyễn Thuỳ Yên and Phạm Nguyễn Anh Vũ will perform at the “A Night of Musical Journey” concert, which will take place at the HCM City Opera House on August 17.

Students are returning for a new academic year and between 6.30am and 8.00am, almost every urban journey will have a few hundred extra smaller humans that need to get somewhere

As I drive down any road in HCMC I will always fly past a big sign that says BIDA without so much as a passing thought. Bida is one of the most popular pastimes for people in Việt Nam and is played across the country, everywhere from high-class establishments to open countryside huts.

Bình Định Province has been finding ways to retain artisans and artists who pursue traditional art forms.